Sunday's Sound Off

I am so disappointed in Pennsylvania’s lawmakers. They want us to believe that they are trying to find a way to lower or eliminate property taxes but are unable to get it done, however, they find time and a way to increase their already overpaid incomes. Let’s get real and eliminate half or more of these inept lawmakers. There are far too many of them anyway and way too costly.

If I get one more call from John telling me that my medical alert is in the shipping department being ready to be sent to me, I will scream. I have an alert. I don’t need him calling me.

A recent IRS study indicated that in 2016 the annual average Bronze Obamacare Plan premium for a family of five will be $20,000. This would be the least expensive plan available. If these numbers are borne out, Sen. Bob Casey Jr. may wish to consider moving to another state because he won’t be wanted here.

I’m calling from Phoenixville. It’s great to see the street cleaner is out cleaning the streets but what happened to the days gone by when you had a day’s notice to move your car? Maybe they ought to go back to that so people can move their cars so the street can be cleaned properly.

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We see in the Sound Off how the taxpayers of the Pottstown School District are really getting taken for a buggy ride with the cost of these buildings. And the problem with this buggy ride is we’re not getting any smooching out of it, all we’re getting is higher tax bills.

MINNIE PEARL

It’s a really interesting thing how Pottsgrove has gone to the learning centers and how much more their children are achieving through the graphs and data and also through the eyes of the teachers involved. Too bad Pottstown didn’t go with the learning centers and build that beautiful campus in the part of town that is now semi-blighted. But we have our walkable schools and the Hill School has Edgewood and Rupert’s still there, the worst building of all.

I would really to see a small article in The Mercury telling us what the actual vote count was in the May primary in the Pottstown School District. Of the four people running, who got the most votes and who got the least votes? We really would like to know.

STILL NOT DECEIVED IN POTTSTOWN

To TR grossing out about baggy pants and underwear showing, be glad guys don’t wear bikinis. You could make 11 women’s bikinis out of a single pair of men’s swim trunks. Next upgrade to women’s bikinis will be two thimbles and an eyepatch. And Mariah Carey’s planned accident on TV, that gown was so tight she had to be lifted on stage, even a healthy exhale would cause something to plop loose. Now, what’s that about glass houses?

LOONEY TUNES

Lost cat Siamese, last seen near 724 and the Sunoco gas station in North Coventry. Partially blind, slow moving and friendly. Please call 610-850-1428.

The Fox News basher is back calling them liars and, a new super low, racists. Show your intellect and show us the true evidence to back up your statement. We will accept nothing but the truth.

I see that Pottsgrove School District’s working on their logo. Picture this, we could have a couple taxpayers standing there with their pockets being picked. That would be a pretty good logo. Or you could have a senior being evicted from their house because they can’t afford the school taxes. Just a couple ideas. Sounds good to me.

We the seniors of the USA have worked very hard to put money into Social Security and now our wonderful President Obama is going to give it all to the illegal aliens which is very unfair. He’s been in how many years now and we’ve had maybe one or two small raises which amounts to nothing. Social Security’s going to be broke and the illegals are going to take our money. We have to do something. Bush was the one, he gave everybody a raise.

TOTALLY DISGUSTED

I have an answer for Pottsgrove’s problems. They even need a new logo now, they can’t be satisfied with spending millions of dollars on everything else. Everybody in Pottsgrove should withhold their taxes for two years. They can’t take everybody’s house. In that period of time, you can save your money and when they decide to take your home, then you can pay the after tax.

I would like to thank Frank Otto of The Mercury for the excellent job he did on the article on “Woman Aiding Wounded in Gettysburg.” We collect all Civil War material.